The urban heat island (UHI) effect is caused by intensive development practices in cities and
the diminished presence of green space that results. The evolution of these phenomena has
occurred over many decades. In many cities, historic zoning and redlining practices barred
Black and minority groups from moving into predominately white areas and obtaining
financial resources, a practice that still affects cities today, and has forced these already
disadvantaged groups to live in some of the hottest areas. In this study, we used a new …